Earth Science Branch

The Earth Science Branch conducts research of the Earth as a system with a focus on lightning and precipitation processes, weather and climate variability, monitoring fluxes of heat and water from the surface, and associated data management and mining activities for scientific discovery and applications for societal benefit.

Earth Science Branch Projects

Publications Highlighted at the ESIP Winter Meeting Closing

March 29, 2023

Two publications lead-authored by UAH/IMPACT Mark Parsons and Ge Peng, respectively, were highlighted by the ESIP leadership at the closing plenary of the ESIP Winter Meeting 2023 (WM23). Mark and Peng support the SMD Standards Working Group. Both publications are …

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Report Generation Tool (RGT) Introduced to Satellite Needs Working Group (SNWG) Participants

March 29, 2023

At the conclusion of NASA’s assessment of Federal agency satellite data needs, each agency that submitted a survey receives an assessment report containing analysis of their satellite need and a list of resources that help meet the need–including current and …

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The Airborne Data Management Group (ADMG) Co-Led an Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) Winter Meeting Session on Airborne and Field Resource Center Concepts

March 29, 2023

Deborah Smith (UAH/IMPACT) co-convened a session at the Winter ESIP virtual meeting on January 25, 2023 with Sara Lubkin of NASA Earth Science Data and Information Systems (ESDIS) and Michele Thornton of the Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL) Distributed Active …

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Satellite Needs Working Group (SNWG) Agency Interviews Nearing Completion

March 29, 2023

NASA (with NOAA and USGS) is leading a tri-agency assessment of Federal agency satellite Earth observation needs submitted through the 2022 SNWG survey. An important early step in the assessment process is meeting with each submitting agency to fully understand …

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NASA Interagency Implementation and Advanced Concepts Team (IMPACT) Initiates Large Scale Data Transfer Study with the European Space Agency (ESA)

March 29, 2023

To improve future collaboration and data sharing between NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA), the Interagency Implementation and Advanced Concepts Team (IMPACT) worked with ESA counterparts to develop infrastructure to support transferring data at the petabyte scale. On February …

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